Pre-released Motion #1: (All Divisions)
Doctors should be allowed to prescribe weight-loss drugs like Ozempic for obese children
Suggested Readings:
- Ozempic: Miracle cure? | Carte Blanche | M-Net
- It was intended for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes, but Ozempic has become the latest fad in the weight loss industry. The drug, which is a weekly injection that helps to lower blood sugar levels, has an unintended side effect: slowing digestion and encouraging people to eat less.
- Obesity and overweight
- Worldwide adult obesity has more than doubled since 1990, and adolescent obesity has quadrupled.
- What Happens When You Only Eat McDonalds For 30 Days
- Super Size Me is one of the most well-known and successful documentaries of all time. In the early 2000s, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock challenged himself to eat nothing but food from McDonalds for an entire month.
Pre-released Motion #2: (Grade 8+ only)
South Africa should be held responsible for human rights violations committed with South African-made weapons
Suggested Readings:
- South Africa’s arms exports nearly doubled in 2023
- The National Conventional Arms Control Committee’s (NCACC’s) 2023 annual report shows a massive rise in South African defence exports, which totalled R7.1 billion for the previous calendar year, up from R4.6 billion in 2022.
- How South African weapons are fuelling war crimes in Yemen
- Analysis: Despite attempts at oversight, Yemen is awash with weapons made by South Africa's arms industry.
